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December 19, 2008

Something for You!

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Of course you know that I love red.

Love, love, love RED.

And of course you know that I love you.

Love, love, love YOU.

So in the spirit of the season, I want to give away these little red things to you...

Two red plates...

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One heart baking dish...

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One journal because your thoughts are important...

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One vintage Santa cup because he is so darn cute...

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A little boot just because...

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And that's not all....

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In the spirit of celebration, I want to give away this to you too...

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I am so honored and thrilled to have been given the opportunity to write two stories for the latest issue of Romantic Country, about two beautiful homes and their wonderful owners... THANK YOU Fifi! You did another F A B U L O U S job with this issue - it is simply BEAUTIFUL!

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Yes, a little bit of red and a whole lot of inspiration will be tucked inside a box and mailed to one of you! 

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If you'd like for your name to be put inside the hat for the giveaway, please leave a comment below and I'll draw the winning name on New Year's Day.

I hope you have a BEAUTIFUL holiday season and a very Merry Christmas!

I'll see you in 2009! Thank you for spending some of your precious time with me... love to you ALL!

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December 17, 2008

Flower Break

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These flowers are for you....

I'll be right back with my Christmas giveaway but I wanted to tell you how MUCH I've missed you and I also wanted to let you know that she is just fine...

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Never worry about this little one - we couldn't ignore her if we wanted to.. dachshunds have a way you know.

;-)

Kim

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December 03, 2008

Annoyed

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My Mommy is on my last nerve...

She promised that she would sit with me tonight and she didn't.  Well I guess she DID, but only for a few minutes.  She has been busy emptying green and red boxes and changing things all around in the hall bath and back porch and NOW she keeps talking about Christmas shopping, football, a graduation reception that she is giving her sister, AND a wedding that she is going to. Oh and Shawn is having a birthday and I just know that she'll leave me behind for the Christmas parade AND now she is REALLY busy writing stories and telling me about "deadlines".

Hmmmph.

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She also wants me to tell YOU that she will be back to her blog right before Christmas with a giveaway and that she will miss you all very very much until then.

I guess I'll just hang out by myself.  Do you think it will be Christmas before she comes back in here and sits down?

C

Sigh.

Signed,

Annoyed Maggie

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December 01, 2008

Embellishing...

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Happy December!

Thank you VERY much for sharing your blog links with me! I have been adding them to my Blog Candy roll over the past few days and should be finished soon! If you don't see yours listed and you shared your link, please email me the link again, and I will certainly do my best to make sure that it is added! I'm so happy that your blogs are part of my blog too!  :-)

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving - we certainly did! It was delicious in every way... my sister and brother-in-law hosted the feast and a feast it was! From the turkey and stuffing to the homemade pies - everything was scrumptious! And, of course, the best thing about the day was spending time with our family. My family was VERY small when I was growing up, so it brings me great joy to know that my children are now part of a large, extended family. They have cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents...they are blessed, indeed. And it was WONDERFUL having our Shannon home.  :-)

I really can't believe that it IS December! I haven't started my Christmas decorating yet - I usually wait until December 1st anyway, BUT it is also because my sis and I (and my niece, Jamie, too) have been having alot of fun gluing, trimming, and painting a few things for the bedroom. I just love my sister - she's the BEST partner-in-design... and wait 'till you see the cute window valance that she whipped up for us in NO time! It's not hung yet, but I'll share that when it is. For now, I thought I'd share some of the little embellishes that we did...

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Fun ball fringe for the shades...

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This little chalkboard has been ALL over Daisy Cottage! I painted the frame red...

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I painted the desk red (of course!) 

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I guess I think everything looks better in red - even an almost 30 year old photo!!  ;-)

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My creative sister, Jill, had the idea to attach cute scrapbook paper to the armoire doors with spray adhesive... she and Jamie created this embellishment in NO time - and I love it!

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Oh it is SO fun embellishing Daisy Cottage - I hope you have fun with all of YOUR home trimmings too!

Speaking of that -

"Oh Kevin... can you bring in the Christmas boxes?"

;-)

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  • Kim I just wanted to thank you again for allowing us into your sweet home! I absolutely loved being there and looking around with you. Your hospitality and sweet spirit make the home even more beautiful! Thanks for reminding me that one day I too will have my "dream come true!" ~ Ida - MOPS Member

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  • "I just discovered your blog and am blown away with the comfortable, almost nostalgic feel of it...almost like finding a long-lost friend after many years apart...somehow familiar, but all so exciting and new." ~ Jane

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  • "Kim, I love your blog. I so appreciate you sharing every day. I miss you when you're gone. Losing my dear sweet baby boy in Iraq has made me treasure life and those so dear to me. Reading your blog is such therapy for me. You have made me treasure the finer things in life that I use to overlook. Birds singing, flowers blooming, my home and all of the treasures within it. I'm not sure that I ever looked at a teacup or saucer and saw such detail and beauty in it." ~ Dena

Thank You Grace!

  • "I would like to let you know what a joy it is to wake up each morning and read your delightful blog. I always feel as if you are speaking directly to me. Since I was diagnosed with an immune disease a year ago I wanted only to read positive and very inspiring blogs and your blog was the first I found. I think maybe the good Lord meant for me to find your blog and since then it has been nothing but smiles all around. I have tried very hard to stay positive about this disease and very up beat. I know that there is no cure and I have accepted this, but reading things with a positive message and filled with so much love helps. This is where you come in and I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart and to let you know how very much you and Miss Maggie are loved." ~ Grace

Thank You Francesca!

  • "Oh my! I have just stepped into heaven. A nostalgic, magic, getaway place where folk love one another and life is sweet. Kim, you will probably never know just how many hearts you have touched with your site. " ~ Francesca

Thank You Kathy!

  • "I visited my friends with their tasteful beige homes and sometimes questioned if there was anyone else in this world who loved the things I did. Then I found Daisy Cottage and a whole community of other women who shop the side of the road, paint their furniture fun colors, and aren't afraid to fill their homes with touches of whimsy and fun. What a relief! We aren't alone! I'm not alone. Thanks for all your inspiration and for confidently sharing your home and the idea that we can have fun with our decorating. I never get tired of visiting here Kim." ~ Kathy

Thank you Rue!

  • "That hankie is like you and your blog Kim. In the middle of all of the other beautiful hankies, it's the one that stands out and makes you feel at home." ~ Rue

Thank You Jeanette!

  • "Sigh.... between your music, red and yellow mellow feeling and wonderful writing I just feel so calm. What would I do without you in the morning with my cup of coffee." ~ Jeanette

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  • "My eyes have been opened to a world I never knew existed. Such vibrant creativity, such caring community: it literally takes my breath away. After so much loneliness and isolation it is overwhelming to me that such a world even exists. In time I hope to be able to fill my garden of life with lovely, loving friends instead of the weeds of loneliness. Until that time lace tablecloths will come out of storage, music and lovely scents will fill the air of this home. And I shall visit the Daisy Cottage when I feel despair raise its dark, obscuring head, for I know from experience, that it is ever lurking behind that next bout of pain and weakness. Your kind and generous response has strengthened my resolve, you have helped me more than you will ever know, my new-found friend." ~ Lenna

Thank You Rose!

  • "What I love best about Daisy Cottage is Kim. I love the way you appreciate every good thing in life and embrace joy in every moment." ~ Rose

Thank You Lisa!

  • "Here's how I can best describe into words how your blog made me feel. You know when you wake up in the morning and there's an early morning thunderstorm and every room in your house is as dark as night? Then, the rain and thunder stop and the sun comes shining through all the windows and you just know it's going to be a beautiful, sunshine day? Well, that's how finding Dear Daisy Cottage made me feel. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Kim. You blessed my day and may God do the same for you." ~ Lisa B.

Thank you Pamela!

  • "I am so touched by your words and photographs. Whether in happy or sad times, you inspire my heart and soul. We all need each other's light and you offer us that dose of sunshine." ~ Pamela

Thank you Joy!

  • "Your blog has helped me start to see the beauty in life again." ~ Joy

Thank You Anne!

  • "Thank you for your wonderful blog. I have been "lurking" but had to share with you how much you have helped me embrace the fun of decorating. I came to your blog looking for pictures to inspire me as I redecorate my house with cottage style. Today I was so tangled up in doing it "right" that it was really depressing me. I visited your blog again for some fresh ideas and came away realizing that there is no "right." Just me being me and enjoying my home! I am laying here in bed with tears in my eyes - tears of happiness that it is okay to be me and let that shine through in my house and what I wear and what I make with my hands. You are God's gift to me today and I thank Him and you." ~ Anne

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  • "Your words and thoughts of encouragement help me see myself with value. You are a blessing. Thank you." ~ Tracy

Thank you Karen!

  • "Your humble spirit has not changed through your many posts here in Blogland. You have been blessed with a special gift and I am very thankful you share it with us." ~ Karen

Thank You Betty Jo!

  • "You truly inspire me to do whatever I can in my own little nest. I've always been an artistic dreamer, but you've enlarged my dreams with your way of seeing." ~ Betty Jo
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